Author: Harry M. CollinsPublisher: Cambridge University PressISBN: 1107604656Size: 29.78 MBFormat: PDF, ePub, DocsView: 7574DownloadRead Online
Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects.

Author: Harry CollinsPublisher: Cambridge University PressISBN: 1107688280Size: 47.52 MBFormat: PDF, ePubView: 4946DownloadRead Online
The authors demonstrate that the imperfections in technology are related to the uncertainties in science described in the first volume.

Author: Harry CollinsPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.comISBN: 1459605845Size: 58.82 MBFormat: PDFView: 6691DownloadRead Online
The problem lies in its well-meaning clumsiness. Dr. Golem explores some of the mysteries and complexities of medicine while untangling the inherent conundrums of scientific research and highlighting its vagaries.

Author: Steven J. MilloyPublisher: Cato InstituteISBN: 9781882577347Size: 20.91 MBFormat: PDF, DocsView: 2984DownloadRead Online
Forget about science, the scientific method and all that other junk you learned before: this is the guide for the public-health superstar wanna-be!

Author: Robert PoolPublisher: Oxford University PressISBN: 9780198026723Size: 60.99 MBFormat: PDF, MobiView: 7163DownloadRead Online
The cotton gin created the conditions that led to the Civil War. Now, in Beyond Engineering, science writer Robert Pool turns the question around to examine how society shapes technology.

Author: Sergio SismondoPublisher: John Wiley & SonsISBN: 144435888XSize: 78.67 MBFormat: PDF, ePub, DocsView: 2493DownloadRead Online
After presenting the broad historical background to the field, the book explores a variety of relevant topics, among them realism and social construction, discourse and rhetoric, objectivity, and the role of experiment and theory.

Author: Broks, PeterPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)ISBN: 9780335215485Size: 73.25 MBFormat: PDF, ePub, MobiView: 2761DownloadRead Online
The final chapter proposes a new model for understanding the interaction between lay and expert knowledge. This book is essential reading in cultural studies, science studies, history of science and science communication.